Piscines Municipals Bernat Picornell. The Bernat Picornell swimming pools are on Montjuïc hill. This is the flagship of Barcelona's public swimming pools. The Bernat Picornell gym and swimming centre was opened in 1970 for the European swimming championships and was later remodelled and modernised for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Bernat Picornell has three pools. An heated indoor pool, a outdoor competition pool and a diving pool. The outdoor pools have spectator stands and are still used for international competitions.

The Bernat Picornell pool has many other sports facilities like a fitness centre, jacuzzis, saunas, good disabled access and special times for nudist swimming daily except in summer months. It is names in memory of the Catalan swimmer Bernat Picornell i Richier.

Please note that there are three different swimming pools centres on Montjuic hill, Barcelona and that only two are open to the general public.

By MetroMetro Lines 1 & 3 to Plaza Espanya, then it is a 7 minute walk up Avenida María Cristina. Then take the outdoor escalators up to Avenida Miramar on Montjuic.

By funicular trainTake the funicular train from Parallel metro station up Montjuic to Avenida Miramar.

Opening times Bernat Picornell poolsOpen all year except 25/12 and 1/1

Opening times - Indoor pools Monday to Friday: 06.45 - 24.00 Saturday: 07.00 to 21.00 Sunday and public holidays: 07.30 to 16.00 Sunday and public holidays in summer months: 07.30 to 20.00

Opening times - Outdoor poolsOctober & November Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 18.00 Sunday and public holidays: 10.00 to 16.00

December - January - FebruaryMonday to Saturday: 10.00 to 16.30 Sunday and public holidays: 10.00 to 16.00March - April - MayMonday to Saturday: 10.00 to 18.00 Sunday and public holidays: 10.00 to 16.00

June - July - August - SeptemberMonday to Saturday: 09.00 to 21.00 Sunday and public holidays: 09.00 to 20.00From June to September the nudist bathing is closed.